Improved bed-bottom



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-thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to lthe letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of lthis specification. Y

'Ihe nature Aof my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a bed-bottom, as will he. hereinafter fully set forth.

v In order to enable others skilled in theart to which my invention appertaius totmake and usethe same, I

willinow proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, infwhich- Eigurc 1V is a transverse vertical section ot' my hed andbed-bottom, and

Ei'gure 2 is a bottom viewot one end of one of the bedslats. Y

A represents a bcdstead of' any desirable construction; V

Upon t-he inside, near the lower edge of each side of thc hedstead, is placed a bar, B, running the entire length of` the bedstead, said bar being, on its upper edge, provided` with a series of recessses, in which rest the springs C C, which are secured on the under side of and near the ends of the bed-slats D D, said slats ruiming transvcrselyacross the bcdstcad.

JOSEPHN.` NEWELn'or ADRIAN', MICHIGAN.

`. Letters Patent N i 103,226, da-ted'May 17, 1870.

IMPROVED BED-BOTTOM.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters A:Patent: and making part of the same.

Each of the springs C is madeof one piece of wire, bent in the middle,'so as toform the bail, a, which rests in the recess on the bar'B. l The wircis then formed into the two coils b b, and the ends inserted into the vnnder side of the' slat D, and held by staplese c, as shown in fig. 2. l

On the edges of the slat E, near the end thereof'. is` secured a leather strap, E, which passes around the bail a. of the spring c, to hold the spring anrlvslat in proper position.

`Across the hed-slats D D, running lengthwise of of the bed, are straps,.E E, secured to the slats, and their ends secured to the lower edges of the end-pieces ofthe bedstead.

These straps hold the slats in proper position'.

Having thus fully described my invention, y

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let? ters Patent, is-

rIhe combination 'of the recessed hars BIB, springsV C C, slatsD D, and straps 'd d, all substantially as and for the purposes herein setforth.

' In testimony that I claiml the foregoing` I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of March, 1870.

- J. N. NEWELL.

fitnesscsz R. R. Ronrxs, WILL-'mn STnARNs. 

